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I know nearly nothing about Canadian politics. Are liberals really better than conservatives? (fedia.io)

submitted 5 days ago by atro_city@fedia.io to c/canadapolitics@lemmy.ca

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It's great that Pierre lost and he probably lost to someone better, but were there better candidates for the common people on the ballot? How are liberals as a whole for Canada? Would another party have been better - greens for example?

I've seen a community about better vote counting system, so it seems Canada is still a first past the post country?

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

The key is action. As a society, we made the "case that climate change is a threat that needs to be prioritized in government action" since at least the Kyoto protocol, which was almost 30 years ago. Since then, we've repeatedly missed our own targets, and failed to significantly reduce our emissions.

I really like that Carney admits climate change is a thing, but it isn't gonna matter to my kids. His organizations need to do something about it. From what I've read, the Glasgow Alliance was ineffectual at best, and a marketing exercise at worst.

The proof will be in Carney's actions over the next few months. I hope he's able to put his words into action, but I'm not holding my breath.